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Michael S. Bender, CCIM, SIOR
Principal - Office and Land Market
 Michael S. Bender was raised in Dallas, Texas. In 1981, he graduated
from TCU with a BBA in business. He became a commercial real estate
broker and was associated with the Henry S. Miller Company from 1980 to
1982. From 1982 to 1987, Michael was associated with the Swearingen
Company, Dallas, TX. Following that, he was associated with Shannon
Corporate Real Estate Services from 1987 to 1992. In March 1992 he moved
to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Since moving to Sioux Falls, Michael has averaged a sales volume of
approximately $12 to $15 million per year. Michael's total career
sales volume exceeds $350 million in sales and lease transactions. He is the
first broker in South Dakota to attain the designation of
SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office
Realtors). Out of approximately 150,000 commercial real estate brokers in
the United States, only 1,800 have attained this designation. He has also
achieved the CCIM (Certified Commercial
Investment Member) designation.
Michael is currently one of the partners of Bender Commercial Real Estate
Services and Midwest Property Services. He specializes in commercial real
estate sales and leasing of office properties. In June of 2006,
Michael was spotlighted in the Sioux Falls Business Journal as one of the
"Top Ten Leaders" in Sioux Falls. This article showcased business
executives who have transformed Sioux Falls and helped position the city
to remain a leading city in the Midwest for years to come. .
Since moving to Sioux Falls, Michael has been involved in a variety of
different types of transactions in the Sioux Falls area. His total
career sales exceeds $350 Million. Some notable
ones include:
- Sale: Former Gateway Building $6,500,000
- Sale: Plains Commerce Land $1,564,000
- Sale: 69th Street & Western Ave. $430,000
- Lease: FDIC Space 8,240 sq. ft.
- Sale: Hurwitz Building
$425,000
- Sale: Lundstrom
Land
$3,554,000
- Sale: Spirit of Joy Land
$295,000
- Sale: DM&E Building
$1,700,000
- Lease: Midland National Life 38,500 sq. ft.
- Lease: Colorado Tech University 21,000 sq. ft.
Michael has also been involved in many Sioux Falls community
activities and boards, as well as national organizations. They include:
- Sioux Falls Rotary West (Paul Harris Fellow)
- Zoological Society of Sioux Falls - Board of Directors
(1994 - 2001)
- Habitat for Humanity of Sioux Falls - Board of Directors
(1999 - 2005)
- Christ Community Ministries - Board of Directors (1996 - 2000)
- Turning Point Partners Annual Fund Drive - Co-chair (1998 -
1999)
- Crimestoppers of Sioux Falls - Board of Directors (1993 - 1998)
- Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce (1993 - Present)
- Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Diplomat Committee
(1994 - 1996)
- Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Community Appeals Committee (2002 -
Present)
- Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership
Council (2004 - Present)
- Leadership Sioux Falls Class of 1994
- New Life / New Haven Center, Board of Directors (1995 - 1999)
- Legends Sports Classic - Co-Chair - 1995
- South Dakota Symphony - Board of Directors (2002 - 2003)
- Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR)
Mid-Continent Chapter President (2003 - 2004)
- Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2004 - Present)
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